Riding-saddle



(No Model) M. L. TOLBE RT.

Patented Aug. 14, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTAIN L. tronnnn r, on ELDON, IOWA.

RIDING-SADDLE SPECIFICATION forming'part'of Letters Batent No. 283,043, dated August 14, 1883.

3 Application filed April 30,1883. (N0 model.) a

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTAIN L. TOLBERT, a citizen of the United States, residing'at Eldon, in the county of WVapello and State of Iowa, have invented a new a'nduseful Spring Saddle, of which the following is a specification,'reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relatesto saddles provided the springs.

- The same letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures.

. Referring to the drawings, A designates the. pommel, B the cantle, and C the saddle-tree pins and springs, and is secured to the cantle in any suitable manner.

ther elasticity of the. saddle.

pins will simply project from the face of the cantle without using a bottom plate.

In the upper face of the cant-11c additional.

pins andsprings may be added to secure fur- In that case the The operation of myspring-saddle isobvious. ,VVhile the saddle is being used the weight of the rider will depress the top plate against the tension of the springs, and thus the springs will form a soft, elastic, cushion-like seat,

which will prove of inestimable value in horseback-riding.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3, is aplan view, a portion of the top plate being broken away." Fig. 4 is a detail view of the plate carrying In the upper face of the cantle is The top plate can be covered with leather of the kind adapted to this branch of harness,

and any sort of spring may be substituted for.

that shown. My improved spring attachment can be applied to any of the well-known saddles n use.

As shown, an inner plate, F, may be fitted in a groove or recess, f, of the cantle, within the groove b. Pins or studs and springs are attached to said plate and form an additional elastic means for the saddle. It is obvious that various modifications can "be made in the construction of the same without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

The principal advantage of my spring-sad dle is, that by its use equestrians are not sub- My saddle is simple, durable, and efficient,

and can be manufactured very cheap in comparison to other spring-saddles in the market. The pins or studs herein described are preferably formed of india-rubber, so that when the springs arecompressed the pins or studs will be compressed likewise, and thus form an additional elastic means. I

I am aware that a spring-seat for saddles has been constructed of 'a series of spiral springs connected together at the top, and having metallic base-supports for said springs secured to aleather bottom; but this is simply a springseat which is secured to the saddle-tree. I am also aware that a saddletree has been provided Y with a groove in which is fitted a series of springs, a top plate being arranged to depress said springs; and I am also aware that a series of elliptical springs have been connected at each end to bars extending across the saddletree; but I am not aware that a saddle-tree has been provided with a groove in which 1s fitted a plate, said plate having a series of pins or studs extending upward, as shown,'a series of springs being arranged to fit over the studs, so as to inclose them, and atop plate covering the springs, arranged substantially as shown.

What I claim as my invention is p 1. In a spring-saddle, a plate. or plates se I cured to the cantle, pins or studs projecting up from said plates, and springs fitting loosely over said pins, as set forth.

l 2. In a spring-saddle, the combination of the saddle-tree provided with grooves or recesses in the cantle, with plates fitting within said grooves, pins or studs projecting up from said plates, springs fitting loosely .over said pinsfi and a plate covering the whole, as set ort IO 3. In a spring-saddle, loosely-fitting springs connected to the cantle of a saddle-tree, said springs fitting over india-rubber pins or studs projecting from the-cantle, as set forth.

I11 testimony that :I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my'signature I 5 in presence of two witnesses.

MARTAIN LUTHER TOLBERT.

Witnesses:

KAY HUGHES,

E. T. ROLAND. 

